Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Lena Delores Harrison

Lena Delores Harrison, age 86, was born
on November 4, 1929, and passed away on June 4, 2016 in Nacogdoches,
Texas.She was preceded in death by her
husband of 57 years, Rev. John L. Harrison.She served alongside her husband John in the pastorate of 16 churches
across Oklahoma and Texas, a model of servant-hood and grace to their
parishioners.She was a member of the
Wister Church of the Nazarene and will be remembered for her kindness, beauty,
hospitality, and spirit of fun.

Born in Warner, Oklahoma, Mrs. Harrison
was the daughter of Thomas S. McDaniel and Lucy E. Underwood McDaniel Mankin of
Wister, Oklahoma.The eldest of eight
children, and graduate of Wister High School, she enjoyed sharing memories of
her friends, playing forward in the all-state varsity basketball team, and
playing the trombone in the marching band.She enjoyed growing plants and flowers and worked for many years as a
florist, gifted in creating beautiful arrangements.

Mrs. Harrison loved her family and is
survived by her children Patricia Harrison Winters and husband Joseph of
Jacksonville, Florida, James Harrison
and wife Carol of Nacogdoches, Texas, Samuel
Harrison and wife Carmen of Houston, Texas, Jeanne Harrison McGrath and husband Robert of
Nacogdoches, Texas, Thomas Harrison and
wife Mary Ann of Baytown, Texas and Mary Harrison Sims and husband Keith of DeSoto,
Texas.She has 37 grandchildren and
great grand children.

The funeral service will be held on June
11, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Wister Church of the Nazarene, 401 E. Highland Ave,
Wister, Rev. Jerry Townley officiating, with the interment at the Ellis Chapel
Cemetery, Wister, Oklahoma.The
visitation will be held from 7:00-8:00pm on June 10th at the
Evans-Miller Funeral Home in Poteau, Oklahoma.There will also be a viewing on June 11 at 12:15pm at the church prior
to the service.Memorial donations in
lieu of flowers may be made to the Wister Church of the Nazarene.

2 comments:

Anonymous
said...

Mrs.Harrison was one of the nicest lady you could ever meet..She was a pleasent person to meet..All way brought a joy to who ever she meet..She will be deaply messed by her family and all the love ones and friends and everyone she has meet..RIP ' sweet lady till we meet again..Cheryl McGrath (Applegate)